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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB H. FLEISGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKSCARF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,951, dated May 24, 1881. Application filed April 15, 1861. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J A0013 H. FLEISGH, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement-in Gentlemens Neckscarfs, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the same, in which- Figure 1 is a front-face view of a scarf containing my improvement, and Fig. 2 a reverse view or a surface view of the rear side of the scarf.

My invention relates to that description of scarf that is commonly denominated flat scarfs, to distinguish them from the round or long scarfs that are formed of a knot, or band having the appearance of a knot, with ends or tabs dependent from the knot, being scarfs that are known in the trade as Teck scarfs, sailors-knot scarf's, &c.

The flat scarf, to which my invention relates, is usually constructed of a center or chin piece that forms the central part of the upper portion of the scarf, and two aprons or tabs that constitute the side portions or wings, crossing each other at an an gle at or near the vertical center of'the body of the scarf and terminating in free ends at the bottom. This description of scarf has hitherto been invariably provided with whatis called ashield. This shield is a piece of some stiff material, usually cardboard, that is fastened to the rear face of the scarf so as to occupy its upper central portion, and extending from theneck-line downward an inch and a half or more. Its original purpose was to hold the detaining-pin, to which the free end of the neckband was attached when on the neck; but incidentally it served to stiffen the body of the scarf and support the upper ends of the aprons or tabs. Sometimes this shield extends laterally only to the outer ends of the neck-line, between the inner edges of the neckband, leaving the aprons or side wings of the scarf unsupportedor unstiffened, and sometimes the shield has been made to extend across the entire width of the scarf 5 but in all cases the center of the upper part of the scarf, immediately at the neck-line, has been made, to a great degree,rigid by the shield. This necessarily presents a comparatively sharp rigid edge to the chin of the wearer, which causes more or less discomfort, while the silk or other covering of the center piece is liable to be rapidly worn at the neck-line. Another disagreeable result of having this comparatively rigid shield placed in the center of the scarf immediatel y under the chin of the wearer is that the lower edge of the shield has a tendency to be forced inward upon the shirt-bosom when the wearer stoops forward or presses his chin down upon the upper edge of the center piece, thus depressing the shirt-bosom inward against the chest, and thereby causing both discomfort to the wearerand an ungraceful fit of the shirtbosom.

The object of my invention is to obviate these above objectionable characteristics; audit consists in a fiat cross-apron scarf constructed with a soft or yielding center piece and with cross-aprons, the upper outer portions only of which are supported or stilfened, as hereinafter specified.

I will proceed to describe a scarf containing my said improvement.

A represents the center piece, made of silk, cloth, or a ny suitable material, folded so as to present a looped upper edge, a, and extending down in front below the angle 12 of the crossing of the aprons.

B and B represent the aprons. Each, before it is folded into the scarf, has the form of a parallelogram with one corner rounded off, as seen in Fig. 2, taking into view the dotted as well as the full lines. These aprons are placed, together with the center piece, A, in the relative position shown in said Fig. 1, and then the upper outer angular corner-pieces c 0, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) are folded on lines d cl over upon the other portion of the aprons and secured thereto along the lines a (1. These corner pieces serve to stiffen and support the outer upper portions of the aprons, so that while the center piece is left more flexible and yielding, thus doing away with the objectionable shield in connection with the center piece, the aprons are made to preserve very well their form, and lie flat when in use; butI prefer to further re-enforce the said corner-pieces by stiffening-pieces c 6, preferably made of paper card-board. (Indicated by dotted lines within the triangular figure d d, Fig. 2.) They are placed and secured between the front of the aprons and the corner-pieces c c. To one of these co'rner pieces is secured the detainingpinf, so that its point projects downward and backward or inward from the inner inclined edge of the said corner.

Openings are left at the upper edge of the scarf, between the folds of the upper outer ends of the aprons, for the insertion and attachment of the neckband C. One end of this band is inserted into one of said openings between the outer or front fold of the apron and the corner-piece c, and permanently secured therein. The other, the free end of the band for adjustment on the neck of the wearer, is passed into the corresponding opening on the opposite side of the scarf, between the outer fold of the apron and the corner-piece c, and drawn in and downward and caught upon the pinf.

The rounding off of the inner upper corner of the aprons before folding the outer corners, as before described, gives to the completed scarf a form, as shown in Fig. 1, that enables it to fit fairly to the base ofthe neck ofthe wearer, while the neckband acts to cause the outer upper portions of the scarf atthe neck-line and down along the side lines to conform to the curvature of the neck and chest, the stiffening-pieces c c supporting and maintaining the form of the wings of the scarf, while the center is left free to yield to the pressure of the chin, and to be easily flexed across the center of the scarf.

I have described what I regard as the best and most economical mode of making my improved scarf; but, of course, the angular pieces that, as shown, constitute the inner folds ofthe aprons at the upper outer portions may be made of separate pieces sewed to the aprons on the lines (I (Z. The cutting and folding of the aprons as l have described is, however, preferable.

I have also shown the aprons so folded that the lower angles of the folds are at the outer points, (1, of crossing of the aprons as the pref erable form of fold; but it is obvious that the said lower angle may be carried somewhat higher up, and that it is not absolutely necessary that it should exactly coincide with the angle of crossing of the aprons. There may be a slight departure from such coincidence without departing from the spirit of my invention. a

D represents the usual padding or filling piece extending across the upper part of the scarf on the rear surface, covering the inner folded end of the center piece, and imparting somewhat more body or thickness to the scarf than it would have with the center piece and the aprons alone.- This padding is made of flannel or coarse cotton cloth, which will not interfere with the flexibility and yieldingness of the neck-piece and center portion of the scarf.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a scarf composed of the yielding center piece, A, the cross-aprons B B, the ncckband G, and corner-pieces c c, constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In a scarf composed of the center piece, A, the cross-aprons B B, the corner-pieces cc, and neckband (J, the combination of the stiffening-pieces c c with said corner-pieces and aprons, as and for the purpose described.

3. In a scarf composed of the center piece, A, the cross-aprons B B, the corner-pieces c c, and neckband C, the combination, with one of said corner-pieces and aprons, of the stiffeningpiece 0, provided with the detaining-pin f, as and for the purpose described.

Witness my hand April 13,1881.

JACOB H. FLEISCH.

In presence of-- A. G. N. VERMILYA, A. S. FITcH. 

